All Crafts for Charity - Comprehensive charity site w/ patterns & contact info. All fiber arts.
Americans are making ... afghans for Afghans! - Afghans for Afghans is a humanitarian and educational people-to-people project that is sending hand-knit and crocheted blankets to the beleaguered people of Afghanistan.
Angels for Hope - We crochet angels and butterflies that are sent free of charge all over the world upon request to those who are severely injured, chronically ill, and their caregivers or just someone that needs hope.
Arkansas Children's Hospital - collects hand-made knitted hats from new materials (not recycled) for all ages. You can make a difference.
Artists Helping Children - Providing sick children with free bags of handmade knitted toys, art supplies, and other fun items. Artists also paint free colorful murals on hospital walls.
Bake Bake Blinkets Child Awareness Event - Annual craft sale call for knits and crocheted items to help raise money - 100% goes to children perishing due to preventable causes. Read more!
beaniesforbaghdad.com - Providing toys, school supplies, beanie babies, clothes for the children of Iraq and Afghanistan through our troops, who use these items to promote better relations with the people there and certain children who have nothing.
The Big E Creative Arts – Find out how to enter the knitting & crochet division of the Creative Arts at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA – September 12-28, 2008. Entry forms will be online by May 15.
Binky Patrol - blankets for children in trauma.
Blankets for Canadians - non-denominational. Blankets for families in need.
The Button Project - Please join us in our effort to collect six million buttons honoring the memory of those who perished in the Holocost, and an additional five million buttons to remember the "Enemies of the State" who perished under Nazi rule. We are planning to build a permanent glass sculpture in Peoria, IL, teaching the lessons of combating racism, bigotry, hatred, and prejudice.
Children in Common - knits for orphans.
Craft Cruises - Take one of our knitting cruises where you can participate in Holland America's On Deck for the Cure program. Visit http://www.craftcruises.com.
Cubs for Kids - offers patterns and local delivery information.
Directory of Women’s Business Information and Resources – from apparel and arts & crafts to health and beauty, from mothers and real estate to support groups and women’s studies.
Guideposts Sweater Project - baby sweaters. Offers patterns and delivery.
HAIN (Heavenly Angels in Need) - you can help knit items for babies in need.
Knitter's Fantasy is an annual Spring event. Was held in Warren, OH in 2007 with the Northcoast Knitting Guild as host (hosting is rotated annually with Witty Knitters Knitting Guild and Western Reserve Knitting Guild). Event includes classes, market, fashion show, door prizes, raffle, swap table, contests and lunch. For more info, visit: http://www.northcoastknitting.org/ .
Knitting Artists of Northern Virginia - Meet fellow knitting enthusiasts, learn about what's happening in the world of knitting, get help on your knitting projects and much more.
Knitting Cruises and Tours - Knitting and other craft cruises. Read about our upcoming knitting cruises.
Knitting for charity - knitting interests combined with care for homeless people and animals.
Komfort for Kids - crochet & knits for children in Los Angeles hospitals.
Life2Orphans Hat Project – Knit hats for orphanages in Ukraine.
MinkhaSweaters.com - Hand knit alpaca or premium cotton sweaters from the Minkha Bolivian cooperative support Bolivian women and their families who live with dignity and pride, thanks to their tremendous talent, and to non-profit marketing by volunteers in Canada and the US.
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Mountain and Valley Wool Association -Includes New Mexico, Colorado and Texas folks who raise sheep or other fiber animals and make finished items of wool and other animal fibers. Produce the annual Wool Festival at Taos, New Mexico.
Newborns in Need - Christian organization offering assistance to children in emergency situations.
http://www.onepixelatatime.org/ - Help fight breast cancer One Stamp at a time, One stitch at a time, One pixel at a time.
Pacific Pathways - New Zealand Tours for Knitters, Spinners, Weavers and Quilters. Small escorted groups or individual self drive itineraries.
Precious Pals - TKGA's partnership with law enforcement to give stuffed animals to children in crisis. Offers pattern and delivery.
Project Linus - providing security through blankets.
Ruddington Framework Knitters' Museum, UK – Machine Knitting History brought to life. Visit this Victorian time-capsule and see how the knitters lived and worked.
Special Knitting Forces - Displays simple children's patterns that can be knitted for the babies and children in Afghanistan. All sweaters will be mailed to the Ethical Society and will be shipped to the White House's Children's Fund for distribution to Afghanistan.
Stash to Story Call for Knitting Stories -
Stash to Story is a new blog dedicated to sharing your knitting stories. You don’t need to be a writer to have a good story; you just need to be willing to share the story.
Stitch N' Pitch - Perfect way to mix knitting and ballgames! Find out how you can participate.
Stitches From the Heart is a non-profit charitable organization
Teddies for Tragedies - Canadian chapter of UK organization. Worldwide project.
Troops Need Knitted Helmet Liners!
Warm Up America - Craft Yarn Council project. Offers newsletter
Warming Families - A volunteer project providing blankets and warm items (hats, mittens, etc.) to homeless and domestic violence shelters. Free patterns and family charity work information can be found on our website.
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